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memoir

lgbt book reviews

Sarah Viren’s Memoir Is A Compelling Exploration of the Nature of Truth

When we live in a society where truth matters so little, what are we supposed to do with it once we have it?

Stef Rubino —

Jun 14, 2023

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lesbian bar culture

lgbt book reviews

Moby Dyke Is a Fresh Take on the Old Conversation About Disappearing Lesbian Bars

I didn’t go to my first lesbian bar until I was in my early twenties.

Stef Rubino —

Jun 6, 2023

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memoir

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“Lesbian Love Story” Has Something To Teach Us About Ourselves

It’s important for us to gather all of the stories of the people who came before us in order to help fuel our fight against the people who want to…

Stef Rubino —

May 30, 2023

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comics/graphic novels

lgbt book reviews

Tegan and Sara’s “Junior High” Brings Their Origin Story to a Graphic Novel

Queer youth need to see a hero’s journey from queer icons who’ve lived it! And they need to be able to relate to it, not to write it off as…

Heather Hogan —

May 22, 2023

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new york city

lgbt book reviews

Explore NYC’s Underground Queer and Trans Rave Scene in “Raving”

Readers are constantly reminded that so much of what makes white-dominated raves comes from Black culture.

Lily Alvarado —

Mar 14, 2023

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nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

“Matchmaking in the Archive” Connects Today’s Artists and Queer Ancestors

This book contains, notably, an essay by Michelle Tea that is still ringing in my ears.

Nico —

Mar 3, 2023

nonfiction

book features

Omise’eke Tinsley’s “The Color Pynk” Celebrates Black Femme Art for Survival

A beautiful commitment to and demonstration of Black femme poetics, The Color Pynk offers a radical alternative to the genre of the academic book, one that celebrates Black queer language…

Lauren Herold —

Mar 2, 2023

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astrology, tarot & witchcraft

“Finding the Fool” Asserts Tarot Is for Everybody

Reading this book was compelling, fluid, and joyous.

danijanae —

Mar 1, 2023

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consent

lgbt book reviews

In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement

Multiple of these essays ask how we can make queer spaces safer, especially for our most vulnerable community members, while also not becoming our own police.

Nico —

Feb 21, 2023

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essay collection

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The Essays in “Wanting” Show the Power of Vulnerability

Although I have many of them at any given time, I don’t usually speak my desires out loud.

Stef Rubino —

Feb 17, 2023

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essay collection

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“A Darker Wilderness” Carves a Space for Blackness in Nature

I held these words close as I walked through my neighborhood in a town named after perhaps the most famous colonizer in the Americas.

shea wesley martin —

Feb 14, 2023

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memoir

lgbt book reviews

Lamya H’s Debut Memoir Is a Testament to the Powers of Faith and Hope

We live in a society so oppressive to those of us who dare to imagine better that we have very little incentive to keep imagining.

Stef Rubino —

Feb 7, 2023